Gillian Thomas (Ph.D., University of London) is Professor of English and Coordinator of Women's Studies, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her interest in the popular literature and culture of the nineteenth century and the development of a mass reading public is also reflected in her Harriet Martineau (G.K. Hall, 1985).
...thoroughly documented...deserves a space on the shelf next to
standard histories...
*College & Research Libraries*
...delightful...a marvelous encapsulation of a turning point in
society and scholarship. Well-written and engaging from start to
finish, this work would be a fine addition to already strong
women's studies collections.
*CHOICE*
...provides an excellent synthesis of a number of discrete
developments.
*Victorian Studies*
...will be valued, and valued highly, as an intensive study of a
fascinating corner of Edwardian social and intellectual life.
*Times Literary Supplement*
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